Italy has partially pardoned the former CIA Milan station chief Robert Seldon Lady who was convicted for his role in the kidnapping of an Egyptian … Italian president offers pardons in CIA rendition convictionsRead more
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Leftist Mayor Killed 1 Day After Taking Office
In Mexico, the mayor of the city of Temixco has been killed one day after taking office. Gisela Mota was a member of the leftist … Leftist Mayor Killed 1 Day After Taking OfficeRead more
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‘The Washington Post’ Fired Lefty Columnist Harold Meyerson
Fred Hiatt, the Washington Post’s editorial page editor, has fired columnist Harold Meyerson, one of the nation’s finest journalists and perhaps the only self-proclaimed socialist … ‘The Washington Post’ Fired Lefty Columnist Harold MeyersonRead more
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Barbados announces new 10% tax on sugary beverages
The Caribbean island of Barbados has announced a new sugar tax, effective August 1, 2015. The 10 percent tax will apply to all carbonated soft … Barbados announces new 10% tax on sugary beveragesRead more
Posted inColonialism / Government / Massacre / News / USA Empire
Hundreds Ride to Wounded Knee for 125th Anniversary of 1890 Massacre
on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, hundreds of Lakotas and supporters arrived on horseback at the gravesite at Wounded Knee to mark the massacre’s … Hundreds Ride to Wounded Knee for 125th Anniversary of 1890 MassacreRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Fossil fuel / News / Politics
Exxon Knew of Climate Change in 1981, Still Funded Deniers
A newly surfaced email shows oil giant ExxonMobil knew about climate change seven years before it became a public issue, but still spent millions of … Exxon Knew of Climate Change in 1981, Still Funded DeniersRead more
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Germany gives green light to bicycle highways
As a glimpse of a greener urban transport future, Germany has just opened the first five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of a bicycle highway that is set … Germany gives green light to bicycle highwaysRead more
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Syrian Journalist Naji Jerf “Assassinated” in Turkey
A Syrian journalist and documentary filmmaker who worked to expose atrocities by the self-proclaimed Islamic State has been killed in Turkey. Naji Jerf worked with … Syrian Journalist Naji Jerf “Assassinated” in TurkeyRead more
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U.S. glossed Oman over human rights record
As the United States negotiated this year’s nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from an … U.S. glossed Oman over human rights recordRead more
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US-backed Nigerian military massacres hundreds in Shia minority
Nigerian government forces massacred civilian members of the Shia religious community in Nigeria’s Kaduna State last week, killing more than 1,000 and injuring thousands more … US-backed Nigerian military massacres hundreds in Shia minorityRead more